| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Benjamin Phillippi (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Oscar Chester (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudolph Derrick (fresh) C - Patrick Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Bruce Brantley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cecil Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Hess (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Dugan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Delmar Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Oscar Chester inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 19:48 | Bluffton | Rudolph Derrick grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 19:31 | Bluffton | Oscar Chester knocks in the shot in the paint | 37-30 |
| 19:02 | Franklin | Bruce Brantley buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Cecil Sapp | 37-32 |
| 18:46 | Bluffton | Patrick Wheeler drills a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Dugan - foul #2 on Michael Dugan, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 18:46 | Bluffton | Patrick Wheeler makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:26 | Franklin | Rudolph Derrick is called for the reach on Bruce Brantley - foul #3 on Rudolph Derrick, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Casey Post (PF) Rudolph Derrick | |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| 18:17 | Franklin | Michael Dugan is whistled for a carry | 40-32 |
| 18:03 | Bluffton | Patrick Wheeler is called for traveling | 40-32 |
| 17:52 | Franklin | Delmar Doyle is hacked by Casey Post - foul #2 on Casey Post, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Terry Thompson (C) Patrick Wheeler | |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| 17:41 | Franklin | Jeff Hess misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 17:39 | Franklin | Bruce Brantley snags the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 17:16 | Franklin | Michael Dugan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 17:15 | Franklin | Michael Dugan tips it in | 40-34 |
| 16:59 | Bluffton | The short jumper by David Moore is denied by Michael Dugan | 40-34 |
| 16:57 | Franklin | Delmar Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:51 | Franklin | Terry Thompson steps in front of the Cecil Sapp pass | 40-34 |
| 16:42 | Bluffton | David Moore connects on the shot from the right side | 42-34 |
| 16:22 | Franklin | Michael Dugan makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jeff Hess | 42-36 |
| 16:00 | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 15:58 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Thompson | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Benjamin Phillippi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oscar Chester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey Post (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Bruce Brantley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Cecil Sapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Hess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Dugan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Delmar Doyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Bluffton | David Moore comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 15:36 | Franklin | Michael Dugan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:21 | Franklin | Michael Dugan knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 15:16 | Bluffton | Terry Thompson is hacked by Michael Dugan - foul #3 on Michael Dugan, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Micheal Wilks (PG), Douglas Prager (SG), Bobby Langdon (SF), Rudolph Derrick (PF), Patrick Wheeler (C) Benjamin Phillippi, David Moore, Oscar Chester, Casey Post, Terry Thompson | |
| Subs | Franklin | Laurence Wilson (SG) Cecil Sapp | |
| 15:02 | Bluffton | Douglas Prager is whistled for traveling | 42-38 |
| 14:43 | Franklin | Bruce Brantley knocks in the 3 from straight away | 42-41 |
| 14:39 | Bluffton | Douglas Prager connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Micheal Wilks | 45-41 |
| 14:27 | Franklin | Jeff Hess comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 14:26 | Bluffton | Rudolph Derrick pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:20 | Bluffton | Micheal Wilks is hacked by Bruce Brantley - foul #3 on Bruce Brantley, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Franklin | Wayne Hanson (PG), William Haase (C) Bruce Brantley, Delmar Doyle | |
| 14:04 | Bluffton | Rudolph Derrick loses the dribble to William Haase | 45-41 |
| 13:44 | Franklin | Wayne Hanson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 45-41 |
| 13:43 | Bluffton | Patrick Wheeler grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 13:38 | Bluffton | Douglas Prager makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Wheeler | 48-41 |
| 13:14 | Franklin | The pull-up jumper by Michael Dugan is blocked by Douglas Prager | 48-41 |
| 13:12 | Bluffton | Bobby Langdon gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:06 | Bluffton | A charge is called on Patrick Wheeler - foul #1 on Patrick Wheeler, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi (PG), David Moore (SG), Terry Thompson (C) Micheal Wilks, Bobby Langdon, Patrick Wheeler | |
| Subs | Franklin | Bruce Brantley (PG), Cecil Sapp (SG), Delmar Doyle (C) Wayne Hanson, Laurence Wilson, Michael Dugan | |
| 12:49 | Franklin | Rudolph Derrick steps in front of the Jeff Hess pass | 48-41 |
| 12:35 | Bluffton | Douglas Prager evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 12:33 | Franklin | William Haase grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 12:26 | Franklin | Delmar Doyle can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 12:24 | Bluffton | Rudolph Derrick snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 12:09 | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi is fouled on the floor by Bruce Brantley - foul #4 on Bruce Brantley, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Oscar Chester (SF), Casey Post (PF) Douglas Prager, Rudolph Derrick | |
| Subs | Franklin | Wayne Hanson (PG), Victor Forbes (SF), Michael Dugan (PF) Bruce Brantley, Jeff Hess, William Haase | |
| 11:58 | Bluffton | David Moore knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Oscar Chester | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Benjamin Phillippi (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Oscar Chester (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey Post (fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Wayne Hanson (fresh) SG - Cecil Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Forbes (fresh) PF - Michael Dugan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Delmar Doyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Franklin | Michael Dugan is whistled for traveling | 50-41 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Patrick Wheeler (C) Terry Thompson | |
| Subs | Franklin | William Haase (C) Delmar Doyle | |
| 11:33 | Bluffton | Oscar Chester hits a turnaround in the paint set up by David Moore | 52-41 |
| 11:09 | Franklin | Casey Post blocks the short jumper by Michael Dugan | 52-41 |
| 11:07 | Bluffton | Patrick Wheeler gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 11:02 | Bluffton | David Moore is hacked by Cecil Sapp - foul #2 on Cecil Sapp, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Rudolph Derrick (PF) Casey Post | |
| Subs | Franklin | Laurence Wilson (SG), Jeff Hess (SF) Cecil Sapp, Victor Forbes | |
| 10:47 | Bluffton | Oscar Chester misses short on a runner from the left block | 52-41 |
| 10:45 | Franklin | William Haase pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 10:40 | Franklin | Jeff Hess misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 10:39 | Bluffton | Oscar Chester gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 10:33 | Bluffton | David Moore drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Phillippi | 55-41 |
| 10:21 | Franklin | Michael Dugan hits a jumper from the right block set up by Jeff Hess and he's hacked by Benjamin Phillippi - foul #2 on Benjamin Phillippi, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Douglas Prager (SG), Bobby Langdon (SF), Casey Post (C) David Moore, Oscar Chester, Patrick Wheeler | |
| Subs | Franklin | Delmar Doyle (C) William Haase | |
| 10:21 | Franklin | Michael Dugan makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 10:02 | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 10:01 | Bluffton | Douglas Prager tips it back up and in | 57-44 |
| 09:39 | Franklin | Michael Dugan buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Delmar Doyle | 57-46 |
| 09:18 | Bluffton | Rudolph Derrick is called for traveling | 57-46 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Micheal Wilks (PG), David Moore (SG), Terry Thompson (C) Benjamin Phillippi, Douglas Prager, Rudolph Derrick | |
| Subs | Franklin | Cecil Sapp (SG), William Haase (PF) Laurence Wilson, Michael Dugan | |
| 08:52 | Franklin | Delmar Doyle connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Hanson and he's hacked by Casey Post - foul #3 on Casey Post, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Oscar Chester (SF), Patrick Wheeler (C) Bobby Langdon, Casey Post | |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| 08:52 | Franklin | Delmar Doyle makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:27 | Bluffton | David Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 08:26 | Franklin | Delmar Doyle snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 08:13 | Franklin | Jeff Hess misses long on a floater from the left side | 57-49 |
| 08:11 | Franklin | Jeff Hess tips it in | 57-51 |
| 07:53 | Bluffton | William Haase is called for the reach on David Moore - foul #2 on William Haase, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi (PG), Rudolph Derrick (PF) Micheal Wilks, Patrick Wheeler | |
| Subs | Franklin | Bruce Brantley (PG), Victor Forbes (SF), David Hutzler (C) Wayne Hanson, Jeff Hess, Delmar Doyle | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Benjamin Phillippi (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Chester (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudolph Derrick (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Terry Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Bruce Brantley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SG - Cecil Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Forbes (fresh) PF - William Haase (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - David Hutzler (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Bluffton | David Moore misses the lay-in | 57-51 |
| 07:39 | Bluffton | Terry Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:28 | Bluffton | Oscar Chester blows the layup | 57-51 |
| 07:26 | Bluffton | Rudolph Derrick tips it home | 59-51 |
| 07:15 | Franklin | William Haase double dribbles | 59-51 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Douglas Prager (SG), Bobby Langdon (SF), Casey Post (C) David Moore, Oscar Chester, Terry Thompson | |
| Subs | Franklin | Michael Dugan (PF) David Hutzler | |
| 06:46 | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-51 |
| 06:44 | Franklin | Michael Dugan snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 06:28 | Franklin | Michael Dugan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 06:27 | Franklin | Cecil Sapp misses the tip | 59-51 |
| 06:25 | Franklin | William Haase tips it back up and in | 59-53 |
| 06:09 | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 05:47 | Franklin | Bruce Brantley connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Victor Forbes and the foul's on Rudolph Derrick - foul #4 on Rudolph Derrick, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Bluffton | David Moore (SG), Oscar Chester (SF), Patrick Wheeler (C) Douglas Prager, Bobby Langdon, Casey Post | |
| Subs | Franklin | Laurence Wilson (SG), Jeff Hess (SF), Delmar Doyle (C) Cecil Sapp, Victor Forbes, William Haase | |
| 05:47 | Franklin | Bruce Brantley makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:32 | Bluffton | Oscar Chester loses the dribble to Delmar Doyle | 62-56 |
| 05:16 | Franklin | Jeff Hess buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Dugan | 62-58 |
| 04:55 | Bluffton | David Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 04:54 | Franklin | Jeff Hess pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:41 | Franklin | Michael Dugan misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 62-58 |
| 04:40 | Franklin | Bruce Brantley grabs the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 04:25 | Franklin | David Moore steals it from Michael Dugan | 62-58 |
| 04:22 | Bluffton | David Moore misses the lay-in | 62-58 |
| 04:20 | Franklin | Delmar Doyle grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 04:04 | Franklin | Jeff Hess comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 04:02 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Oscar Chester | 62-58 |
| 03:57 | Bluffton | Oscar Chester scores on a jump hook in the lane | 64-58 |
| 03:38 | Franklin | Jeff Hess misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Oscar Chester - foul #3 on Oscar Chester, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Micheal Wilks (PG), Bobby Langdon (SF), Casey Post (PF), Terry Thompson (C) Benjamin Phillippi, Oscar Chester, Rudolph Derrick, Patrick Wheeler | |
| Subs | Franklin | Cecil Sapp (SG), William Haase (PF), David Hutzler (C) Laurence Wilson, Michael Dugan, Delmar Doyle | |
| 03:38 | Franklin | Jeff Hess misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:38 | Franklin | Jeff Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Micheal Wilks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Langdon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Casey Post (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Bruce Brantley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. SG - Cecil Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Hess (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Haase (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Hutzler (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Bluffton | Casey Post hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 64-59 |
| 03:10 | Franklin | William Haase pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:43 | Franklin | Jeff Hess misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-59 |
| 02:42 | Bluffton | Casey Post gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:42 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi (PG), Oscar Chester (SF), Rudolph Derrick (PF), Patrick Wheeler (C) Micheal Wilks, Bobby Langdon, Casey Post, Terry Thompson | |
| Subs | Franklin | Michael Dugan (PF), Delmar Doyle (C) William Haase, David Hutzler | |
| 02:25 | Bluffton | Patrick Wheeler is hacked by Delmar Doyle - foul #1 on Delmar Doyle, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| 02:25 | Bluffton | Patrick Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:25 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Wheeler | 64-59 |
| 02:16 | Bluffton | Patrick Wheeler scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Benjamin Phillippi | 66-59 |
| 02:00 | Franklin | Michael Dugan misses short on a jumper from the left block | 66-59 |
| 01:59 | Bluffton | Patrick Wheeler grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 01:53 | Bluffton | Bruce Brantley is called for the reach on Oscar Chester - foul #5 on Bruce Brantley, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Franklin | Wayne Hanson (PG) Bruce Brantley | |
| 01:53 | Bluffton | Oscar Chester makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 01:53 | Bluffton | Oscar Chester makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:33 | Franklin | Jeff Hess scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Cecil Sapp | 68-62 |
| 01:12 | Bluffton | Patrick Wheeler is denied on a layup by Delmar Doyle | 68-62 |
| 01:11 | Franklin | Delmar Doyle pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Franklin | Jeff Hess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:45 | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi is hacked by Wayne Hanson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Hanson, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| 00:45 | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:45 | Franklin | Michael Dugan gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Franklin | Delmar Doyle misses long on a floater from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 00:37 | Franklin | Michael Dugan grabs the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:33 | Franklin | Jeff Hess misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 00:32 | Bluffton | Rudolph Derrick gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:31 | Bluffton | Wayne Hanson is called for the reach on Rudolph Derrick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Hanson, team foul #10 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Douglas Prager (SF) Oscar Chester | |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| 00:31 | Bluffton | Rudolph Derrick makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:31 | Bluffton | Rudolph Derrick makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:23 | Franklin | Jeff Hess makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Hanson | 70-65 |
| 00:20 | Bluffton | Cecil Sapp is called for the reach on David Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Sapp, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| 00:20 | Bluffton | David Moore misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:20 | Bluffton | David Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:15 | Franklin | Jeff Hess hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 71-65 |
| 00:13 | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| 00:12 | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi is hacked by Wayne Hanson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Hanson, team foul #12 | 71-65 |
| 00:12 | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:12 | Bluffton | Benjamin Phillippi makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:07 | Franklin | Wayne Hanson is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Derrick - foul #5 on Rudolph Derrick, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Oscar Chester (SF), Casey Post (PF) Douglas Prager, Rudolph Derrick | |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| 00:07 | Franklin | Wayne Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:07 | Franklin | Wayne Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:07 | Bluffton | Casey Post grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 00:04 | Bluffton | Wayne Hanson is called for the reach on Casey Post in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wayne Hanson, team foul #13 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Douglas Prager (SF) Oscar Chester | |
| Subs | Franklin | Laurence Wilson (PG) Wayne Hanson | |
| 00:04 | Bluffton | Casey Post makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:04 | Bluffton | Casey Post makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:00 | Franklin | Cecil Sapp hits a halfcourt shot | 74-69 |